The buses on the X99 route between Caithness and Inverness have been replaced following widespread public criticism, it has been confirmed.
Bus company Stagecoach is to step up its services in the Highlands next week as the coronavirus restrictions are eased in Scotland.
A local hotel owner has welcomed plans to reopen the hospitality industry – but stressed that "common sense has to prevail" over the virus threat.
Jamie Stone has accused the UK government of trying to silence him over voting in the Commons, describing the new rules as "desperately unfair".
Employees of Subsea 7 in Caithness are waiting to find out if they are to be affected by 3000 job losses being made by the company worldwide.
A mobile testing unit has been set up in Thurso by the army to check essential workers for coronavirus.
Oil workers in the north are facing "crippling uncertainty" due to the global fall in oil prices, which has been made worse by coronavirus.
The Beatrice offshore wind farm is continuing to operate during the coronavirus pandemic but working arrangements have been adapted.
Gail Ross has said it is "imperative" health and care workers on the front line in the fight against the coronavirus get the right PPE.
A call was made today for the Scottish Government to reveal the number of coronavirus cases in the far north.
A LOCAL campaigner has claimed that bus passengers in the far north are being offered "sweeteners" by Stagecoach when they want is a better service.
A twenty-five per cent tariff on single malt whisky, which comes into effect today, has been described as "very bad news" for the industry.
A call has been made for the UK government to stop arms sales to Turkey over its military operations in northern Syria
North MSP Edward Mountain has spoken of his concern at a 34 per cent rise in sexual crimes in the Highlands.
A new bus service between Caithness and Inverness is set to challenge the X99 run operated by Stagecoach
A PLAN to install unisex toilets at a north coast primary school has shocked parents and has been branded "unacceptable" by the mother of two young girls.